Earning Status Credits

How to earn Status Credits

You will earn Status Credits when you travel on eligible fares with Virgin Australia and our airline partners, plus on eligible Any Seat redemptions and on fares flown as part of a Virgin Australia Holidays package.

Status Credits are used to determine your Velocity membership level. The higher your membership level, the greater the benefits you will receive.

You can also increase your level of membership faster with our Family Pooling benefit. Family Pooling allows you to group your family members’ Status Credits into one Account.

Use the table below to discover the number of Status Credits you can earn on eligible one-way flights with Virgin Australia and our airline partners. If you are unsure about what mile bracket your flight fits in to, use our Mileage Calculator.

Status Credits earned per one-way flight1 with the following airlines:

Terms and Conditions1. Status Credits cannot be earned on all fare classes. Status Credits can only be earned on eligible flights, marketed and operated by Virgin Australia and/or a Velocity airline partner. Find out which fare classes earn Status Credits. Status Credits cannot be earned in other fare classes, unless advised otherwise. Status Credits accrual is based on single flight segments that consist of individual flight numbers. An itinerary that involves a change in aircraft but retains the same flight number is considered a single flight segment. An itinerary that consists of a change in flight numbers, even if the same aircraft is used for the entire itinerary, is considered two flight segments. Members travelling on upgraded fares purchased with Points or any other subsidised means of upgrades on Virgin Australia or our partner airlines will earn Status Credits based on original purchased fare class.

3.Please refer to the relevant fare class to determine the Status Credits earn as this eligibility will vary dependant on whether the flight is Trans Tasman, long haul or domestic travel with Air New Zealand. Please also note that Status Credits cannot be earned on Pacific Island flights with Air New Zealand. View Air New Zealand’s Pacific Island destinations ineligible for Status Credits earn.